Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast
Retro gaming chat with James, Keith, Adrian and Dylan plus interviews with a plethora of gaming legends. Almost a million downloads and 300+ episodes to enjoy. arcadeattack.co.uk/podcasts/
Episodes
What is Minecraft? Er, watch and listen as Dyl scrambles to answer this question whilst also covering the Jack Black 'A Minecraft Movie' as well as the Minecraft Experience.
That's a whole lotta Minecraft.
You can watch Dyl play Minecraft while listening to this podcast if you wish.
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Scott Miller is the gaming legend who founded Apogee Software and 3D Realms. He's best known in our circles for being a pioneer of the shareware model that helped change gaming forever.
Scott also helped launch some amazing titles including Duke Nukem 3D, Max Payne, Commander Keen and Raptor. Scott shares some amazing stories on his hit titles, how he helped id Software on their way and also the truth behind Duke Nukem Forever and ...
Love a bit of Barbie's fashion parade? Sunk an unholy amount of hours into a game? Really enjoyed one of those universally hated titles? Well this pod is just for you!
We look at a whole host of your guilty gaming pleasures. So strap in and enjoy, hopefully without too much cringe.
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Dust off your old HI-FI systems and Walkmans and take a deep dive into the amazing story of Cassette 50!
This compilation game was advertised in every 8-bit computer magazine under the sun and promised 50 of the best games ever made for a bargain price! Was Cascade Games' offer too good to true? Well, you better tune in to find out…
We also share some quite incredible cassette-based memories that include the invention of podcasting...
WARNING: This interview includes swearing and themes that are not appropriate for children.
DOUBLE WARNING: Don't let the kids hear this!
Cliff Bleszinski (aka CliffyB) is the legendary game designer best known for his work on the Unreal and Gears of War franchises while at Epic Games. After leaving Epic in 2012, he co-founded Boss Key Productions which released LawBreakers.
In this no-holds-barred interview, Cliff reflects on the ...
One more from the archives before we return in a fortnight with an absolute humdinger of an episode.
Speaking of humdingers, this is one of our favourite ever chats from the AA vaults. SEGA legend and 6th member of Arcade Attack, the late and great Michael Latham.
So if you've not heard it before (or you want to enjoy it again), the highlights include Michael covering his time working at Activision (Ghostbusters/Power Drift), meeti...
Another fantastic interview from the archives to keep you going until our return in the autumn.
For our 50th epsisode almost seven years ago, we welcomed SEGA legend and retro gaming god Al Nilsen to the show.
One of the integral cogs in the SEGA machine of the early 90s, his work ensured that a certain blue hedgehog made the impact he did. Enjoy (or re-enjoy if you listened to us in 2018) 90 minutes of retro bliss!
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In late 2024 we sadly lost retro gaming legend Martyn Brown - the co-founder of Team17 who helped establish some of our favourite (mostly Amiga-based) franchises such as Body Blows, Worms and Alien Breed.
Back in 2022 he was kind enough to give Adrian an hour of his time to retell some of those amazing stories. So as a tribute to Martyn, here is that interview.
Martyn Brown (1967 - 2024)
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As some of you may know, we're now on a short break for the summer holidays. To tide you over until autumn/fall we're going to release some of our favourite interviews from our back catalogue.
He's best known for his outstanding work on the Turrican games but you'll have heard his excellent music scores in many, many other places. Adrian chatted to the legend that is Chris Huelsbeck!
Originally released in 2018.
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I think the title speaks for itself. Enjoy almost two hours of the gang discussing one of the greatest movies ever made.
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We've plenty of retro gaming video content (if that's your thang) at:
On this latest edition of the AA Sound Test we check out a selection of aural delights from a family of consoles that, at least here in the UK, were a total mystery to us back in the 80s & 90s.
From Batman to Zonk, from chiptunes to CD quality audio, join us as we take a look at the wide range of sounds created on the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!
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Remember the hardest boss you ever fought? Remember those heart-in-mouth moments that will stay with you forever? Well, we've put together a list of the most stressful and heart stopping moments in gaming for your listening pleasure.
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Remember when you bought a game and somehow unlocked a whole new game hidden within? Enjoy a rundown of 20 secret games in other video games!
Examples include Maniac Mansion in Day of The Tentacle and unlocking Fate of Atlantis within a forgettable Indiana Jones Wii title.
Plus, how does this topic link to a long forgotten pub in Croydon? Listen to find out...
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This has been a long time coming. We finally have a chat about the Nintendo Entertainment System, the console that revived the video gaming industry in the mid-80s and which, to be fair, us at Arcade Attack had little experience of growing up.
In these instances a hero is needed, so we called upon unsung AA-hero Andy (aka UKNESBoy) to assist us in these trying times!
Read Andy's fantastic NES work on the site here:
Join us as we dive into the absolutely massive world of the classic shoot 'em up (Shmup).
Right from its humble and somewhat understated beginnings through to the titles and developers that created the greatest genre of gaming the world has ever seen!
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In the inevitable follow up to last week's arbitrary list of some of gamings most beloved sidekicks, it's time to take a look at ten of the most despised.
We discuss some of the more predictable entries as well as a few a controversial ones. Join us to find out which characters made the hall of shame...
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In this week's episode we take a look at the unsung heroes of gaming – those sidekicks and companion characters we couldn't do without!
In a break from Arcade Attack tradition we bring you a completely unranked, totally questionable and definitely not definitive list of ten of the greatest sidekicks and companion characters in gaming history.
Will your favourite make the cut? Join us and find out...
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The gang give their thoughts on Sonic 3, the movie trilogy as a whole, as well as spitballing some ideas as to what the recently announced Sonic 4 could be.
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...In a rare turn of events we've actually managed to record a part 2 to one of our many 'ongoing' series! So fill your pockets with 20p pieces or (insert local currency here) and join us as we hit the arcades to bring you four more games from the Arcade Attack Arcade Archive!
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Ulllllaaaaaa!!
Join us as we take a ride through all things War of the Worlds from the very beginnings of the idea by the legendary storyteller HG Wells, through all the movie, TV and musical adaptations. And also any and all video games that were made based on the story!
So get ready to take on those Martians with us and listen now!
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